2ND STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE – JUNE 7, 2013

On June 7, 2013, the MA TEFL program at AUA held the Second Student Research Conference. Twenty-four graduate students from Yerevan State University, Armenian – Russian (Slavonic) University, and American University of Armenia presented their papers and posters in the field of TEFL/TESL, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics.

AUA provost, Dr. Dennis Leavens, gave the opening address at this conference.

The event was organized by current MA TEFL students and coordinated by Gohar Goroyan, a 2-nd year student in the MA TEFL program.

TIME

TITLE

PRESENTER

LOCATION

9:30-10:00

REGISTRATION

Manoogian Hall

10:00-10:05

OPENING REMARKS

Manoogian Hall

10:05-10:45

Plenary Speech:

Words, Meaning, and Mind: Making Sense of The The

Denis Leavens,

AUA Provost

Manoogian Hall

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

11:00-11:30

An Insight into Linguistic Universals

Shushanik Melik-Adamyan

Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University

PAB 413W

Teaching in Large Classes in an English-Medium University

Tamar Kabassakalian

American University of Armenia

PAB 414W

11:45-12:15

Challenges EFL Learners Face while Reading Interactive Fiction

Mane Sargsyan

American University of Armenia

PAB 413W

Developing Materials for Teaching Conversational English with Films

Kristina Rshtuni

American University of Armenia

PAB 414W

12:15-13:45

LUNCH BREAK

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

AUA Cafeteria &

Artbridge Café

Akian Art Gallery

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

13:45-14:15

Grammatical, Linguistic and Structural Peculiarities of English Political Newspaper Articles

Mari Gasparyan

Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University

PAB 413W

The Role of Games in FLT

Tatev Gyurjyan

Yerevan State University

PAB 414W

14:30-15:00

The Relationship between Engagement in Digital Media and Armenian High Schoolers’ Motivation to Learn English